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Benue Police Brutality Investigation Committee — Victims to be compensated N304.5m

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The Committee on Investigation of Brutality by Former Members of the Disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, which was established by Benue State Executive Governor, Samuel Ortom, delivered its findings today at the People's House Makurdi. The panel was established in October 2020 in response to massive damage, theft of government and private property, and the loss of many lives during national "No to SARS" (nSARS) demonstrations. Gov Samuel Ortom, who was represented by his deputy, Engr Benson Abounu, reacted to the report by assuring the public that the recommendations would be implemented in their entirety to serve as a deterrent against future occurrences. He expressed gratitude for the committee members' efforts and wished them success in their future undertakings. Earlier in his speech, Justice Adah Onum, the panel's chairman and immediate past Chief Justice of the state, stated that the committee discovered the following brutalities committed by members

How Lagos Police unlawfully held a 17-year-old OAU student for 20 days

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*We determined that he had been abducted, his mother adds. A year after #EndSARS demonstrations in major Nigerian towns, police violence continues to be a daily occurrence in the lives of young people in Africa's largest economy. For Oluwaferanmi Moses, a first-year student at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) studying Mechanical Engineering, his experience in police detention from September 19 to October 8 was similar to that of many other young Nigerians who have been unjustly profiled and brutalised by police personnel. Moses was apprehended at Mushin on his way to his workshop, where he fixes vehicles during the vacations, by personnel from the Lagos State police force assigned to Zone B command. "That Sunday morning, I went to Festac to inspect a Range Rover. I had finished with my job on the Range; just a few tasks remained," Moses said. "I needed to return to my business in Mushin to get some tools to finish the job. I was unaware that a battle was taking o

Cops handcuff, body slam, and stomp an innocent man at a park

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Jermaine Vaughn had done no wrong and committed no crime on the day he was assaulted by cops. Even the police acknowledge in their probable cause affidavit that Vaughn was merely "speaking/yelling to no one in particular" at a park on Sept. 24, but he was arrested and brutally abused — with a boot, stamping on his face — while he lay powerless on the ground. Because Vaughn's police assault was recorded on body camera and plainly demonstrated a mindless beating, one of the officers involved has been arrested for stomping on Vaughn's face while he was on the ground in handcuffs. This week, a graphic body camera video was revealed of the event that resulted in charges being filed against Sergeant Eric Huxley. It is nothing less than a heinous assault on an innocent guy for "speaking." As the video demonstrates, despite the fact that Vaughn is handcuffed, bike officer Matthew Shores is flinging him about like a ragdoll. He then takes the guy by the neck and slam

Woman Disappeared for Two Weeks, Discovered Dead in a Police Van in the Department's Parking Lot—Family Demands Video

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If you're searching for a parking lot or structure with the most security cameras, a police station is probably the best place to start. Numerous cameras are almost certainly stationed surrounding each police station, recording both the structure and the parking area. Christina Nance's family is requesting this video evidence from police after she was discovered dead in the back of a Huntsville police vehicle parked in the middle of their parking lot. Police have not yet released surveillance footage demonstrating when the vehicle was parked there or how Nance, 29, wound up in the back. "She was a really upbeat, fun-loving, and kind person, and she was very lovely," Christina's sister, Whitney Nance, told WAFF. "She was a joy to be around, very lovely and innocent," Christina's cousin Amanda Mastin said. "I just glanced back at her and she was just smiling," Christina's other sister, Latausha Nance, said. "And I remarked to Christi

A school cop CHOKEHOLDS a 5-year-old special-needs boy for singing in class.

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The taxpayers of Fairfax, Virginia, were informed this week that they would be required to pay tens of thousands of dollars to compensate a school resource officer who lost control of his emotions and assaulted a 5-year-old little child – for singing in Spanish class. Pamela Ononiwu, a 37-year-old mother of three, recently resolved a lawsuit against Fairfax County Public Schools for her son's horrific abuse while in their care. Ononiwu's horror began on Oct. 3, 2018, when she went to pick up her son, DO, to take him to a dental appointment. Ononiwu could hear her kid crying in pain as she approached the principal's office to take him up. He was being assaulted by a policeman — or, more precisely, he was being held in a chokehold. "To my surprise and dismay, I discovered my kid in a chokehold," Ononiwu stated. "He was being held at a 90-degree angle by this school resource officer. My kid continued trying to free himself, and the tighter the hold became."

Cops assault paraplegic father over window tinting, accusing him of being unable to exit his car.

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It's possible to alter your mind about traffic rules and window tinting. Because your window tint is too dark, the cops may demand money from you in the land of the free. Police will abduct or murder you if you refuse to pay the extortion. This happens so often in the land of the free that it is routinely recorded on camera. As seen in the video below, frightening police would use lethal force to halt a car for window tint, even against persons in wheelchairs, if they feel threatened. The American police state will go to any extent to enforce window tint extortion rules, Clifford Owensby of Dayton, Ohio, recently discovered. Unlawful window tinting caused Owensby to be targeted by cops and attacked. Last Friday, Owensby and his grandson were out doing errands when his nightmare began. Police tried to extort Owensby as he drove down the street, hurting no one. Both the body camera and the smartphone recorded the encounter. In the footage, an officer approaches the father's car a

Constables Arrest and Assault Man Having a Seizure, Taxpayers Held Liable

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After the 2014 murder of Eric Garner, the phrase “I can't breathe” has become a frightening emblem for state-sanctioned brutality. According to the PBWW website, many calm and innocent individuals have said such words moments before police officers squeezed their last breath. George Floyd's final words were "I can't breathe." Many more victims of police brutality have managed to utter those words shortly before dying since his death, according to the PBWW website. “If you can speak, you can breathe!” police say as they choke detainees. Sadly, this policy is nearly always incorrect. He pleaded for his life as several deputies climbed on top of him due to a medical emergency. Now Forsyth County taxpayers will be held responsible for the cops' cruel acts. He was refused the use of an inhaler for his asthma and authorities disregarded repeated indications that he was in medical distress, according to the complaint filed last week. Rockingham Now says: Seán Neville